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Havana-born, Sephardic Jewish activist who joined a group of Cuban Jews to fight for Israel's independence. Upon returning to Cuba, he left as an exile in 1961, living in Israel and New York before settling in Miami and opening the clothing store, Bichachi Originals. Bichachi was a founder of Temple Moses and served as president of the Cuban-Sephardic Hebrew Congregation.
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Former Cuban political prisoner and one of the founders of the Cuban Committee for Human Rights
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Playwright and producer known for his productions of teatro bufo cubano in Miami and has kept his sala teatro open in Calle Ocho for over a quarter of a century. He is also a distinguished actor with a career in Hispanic radio in the US and a frequent zarzuela performer with Sociedad Pro-Arte Grateli.
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Cuban-born architect who was influential in developing Miami’s modern look. At the age of 26, he designed Marine Stadium, which was constructed in 1963 on Virginia Key, Florida.
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Cuban physician and former member of the Movimiento de Recuperación Revolucionaria (MRR), a Cuban counterrevolutionary group. Dr. Cao was arrested and condemned to 20 years in prison as a political prisoner. He is the author of La verdadera Republica de Cuba (Ediciones Universal, 2008).
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Cao, interviewed with Neida Revuelta,are the husband and wife Cuban folksingers best known for their Spanish-language radio program with La Poderosa station in Miami.
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A human rights advocate and community leader on immigrant issues, del Castillo worked as an architectural designer for Cuba's National Institute of Tourism and left the island in 1972. During the Mariel boatlift, del Castillo assumed a variety of responsibilities with the county and federal government's efforts to manage the crisis and provide services for refugees. Since then, he has continued to work on behalf of Cuban and other immigrants in the U.S. as well as in defense of human rights in the Caribbean. During the Cuban Rafter Crisis of 1994, he was named Assistant to the Ombudsman for the General at Guantánamo Naval Base. He is active on the boards of several civic organizations and is recognized for his community leadership.
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Renowned Cuban-American salsa singer and music producer. Chirino has recorded over 20 albums since 1974, winning a Grammy in 2006 for Best Salsa/Merenge Album.
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Cuban singer and half of the entertainment duo “Olga y Tony.” Pioneer of TV in Cuba and Puerto Rico and of Spanish TV in U.S.A.
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Well-known sociologist, and professor emeritus at Miami Dade College. A Bay of Pigs veteran and former political prisoner, Dr. Clark is the author, among other works, of Cuba, mito y realidad (Saeta Ediciones, 1992).
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Journalist and political figure in pre-Castro Cuba’s Ortodoxo party. School friend of Fidel Castro and his first biographer. Anti-Castro exile leader.
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Anthropologist and scholar of Afro-Cuban religion.
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Cuban poet, activist, and political prisoner. Cruz Varela led a group of anti-Castro dissidents called Critico Alternativo, which published a manifesto of grievances and reforms against the government in 1991. She was awarded the Liberal Institute Prize for Freedom in 1992.
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Former Chairman of the Board and CEO of Bacardi Ltd.
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Daughter of renowned Cuban pianist and music instructor Conchita Espinosa. Conchita founded music academies in Cuba and the United States, receiving numerous awards as a distinguished educator. Maribel currently runs her late mother's school, Conchita Espinosa Academy.
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Pedro Pan child and founder and president of the Cuban American National Council.
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Interviewed with Martha del Pino, two Miami-area ballet instructors who founded the Coral Gables-based Academia Cubana de Ballet
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Retired Republican U.S. Congressman from Florida who served in the Florida State House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989, the Florida Senate from 1989 to 1992, and the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011.
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Bay of Pigs veteran who chaired the Florida Democratic Party from 1976 to 1980. By appointment by Florida governor Reubin Askew in 1973, he was the first Hispanic to serve on the Miami-Dade County School Board. A former president of the Veteran’s Association of Brigade 2506, Durán was asked to step down for his support of a dialogue with the Cuban government to bring about a transition in Cuba. He founded the Cuban Committee for Democracy in 1993.